I’ve got a friend who always seems to come across obscure war-related material. And I’ll be the first to admit, “I Love The Stuff!” He recently brought me a copy of an original U.S. Navy Landing Party Manual – 1950. This thing is awesome! It covers absolutely everything, from marching to ceremonies to equipment to [...]
When we think of letters from war, we envision notes from a soldier, home to his family. But there are also letters, typically from the U.S. War Department, that bear the most awful news, that of a soldier’s, sailor’s or airman’s death. Notes of a more personal nature, from those who served with the recently [...]
Just a friendly reminder, Father’s Day is this Sunday. Did you get anything yet? If you haven’t picked up a gift and are looking for something a little more significant than say, a greeting card, how about a numbered and dated copy of BOOTPRINTS or EVERYTOWN, USA, personally signed for your father? After all, what [...]
This Monday morning, the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week follows the unit to St. Jores, France.
We finish up our D-Day themed week with this Friday’s Weekly History Wrap-Up. World War II vet, John Russell, finally met the family of the German fisherman who saved him after his bomber crashed in the Baltic Sea. The Duluth Timber Company won the bid to recover the timbers from Boeing’s historic Plant 2, in [...]
Landing Ship Tanks, better known as LSTs, revolutionized amphibious warfare. Not only could they carry over 2,000 tons of virtually anything needed at the front, they possessed the uncanny ability to wash ashore, drop ramp and deposit this precious cargo onto an unimproved beachhead. No port had to be secured. No dock need be built. [...]
In honor of the 67th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, we continue with our D-Day theme of the week. This edition of Letters From War Wednesday features a brief note home from American infantryman, Ed McGinley. McGinley served with the 29th Infantry Division, which suffered staggering losses in their [...]
Commemorating D-Day’s 67th Anniversary this week, we look back at the Allied invasion of Normandy, through a soldier’s eyes. Ed Persons transferred to the 101st Airborne Division’s 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, not liking life with the 327th Gliders. The pressure mounted as D-Day neared. “A day or two before, they moved us all into a [...]
Today, June 6th, marks the 67th anniversary of D-Day–the Allied invasion of Normandy Beach, France during World War II. In honor of the event, all our posts this week will be D-Day related. This Monday’s 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week features a shot of recently arrived infantrymen pouring into the French countryside. The [...]
Friday again, and time for the Weekly History Wrap-Up. A Belgium woman is caring for the grave of World War II casualty, Henry Lee Burkhart, of Harlan County, Kentucky. This morning at the Hague, war crimes suspect, Ratko Mladic, is slated to appear before UN judges. VFW and American Legion posts have been part of [...]